Is Ms. Benatar playing 'musical' chairs AGAIN?!

Review Score: (6/10)
I can't figure out what Pat is doing these last 10 years with her music?? Since 1991 she has done one 90 degree musical turn around after the next with each album up to this one... TRUE LOVE was BIG BAND (YOU can keep that one... yuck), GRAVITY'S RAINBOW was more screeching guitars, angst lyrics and bouncy ballads and NOW INNAMORATA I would liken to folky/rock/not quite adult contemporary?!?! INNAMORATA is not a bad album. If my opinion counts it is the only one worth buying since '91 and that isn't saying a great deal... Her voice as usual is in top form but the material does make one recollect in a nostalgic way the longing for that appeal she captured years ago. PAPA ROSES is a excellent song as is STRAWBERRY WINE and ANGRY... DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS is good as well since she does STILL have quite a vocal range from tough as knuckles to the airy operatic... Most of the other songs are alright such as PURGATORY and I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND but the other just sound folky and cheesy... And I LOVE MS. GIRALDO even still but her musical choices just leave me scratching my head as to what awaits us 'unsuspecting' fans in the next go around??? COUNTRY... I BEG U MS. BENATAR-GIRALDO... NOOOOOOO!!!!! I have no doubt she MIGHT pull that one off without a hitch but do we really need a cd titled "PAT BENATAR DOES IT COWBOY STYLE" and get your minds out of the gutter,,, geez.... 1. LOVE IS A RODEO 2. TREAT ME RIGHT OR I'LL HOG TIE YA 3. THE YEE-HAW SONG 4. FIRE AND ICE AND COWPATTIES 5. WE LIVE FOR LOVE AND THE TWO STEP 6. I NEED A LOVER AND A PICKUP TRUCK and so on but you get my drift... I think she is sampling all sorts of styles and I can't fault her that... Not a bad album just different... Still good singing it is just the material is not up to par as it used to be... you decide!

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